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Monday, 18 February 2019

Registration for the Playtest Zone at the UK Games Expo 2019 is now open.

This event is for designers, who would like members of the gaming public to sit down and playtest their prototype, so that they can make improvements. It runs during the day from Friday 31st May-Sunday 2nd June 2019.

Playtest UK volunteers will be available on the day to support you and
feedback forms will be available. All playtesters will be entered into a
prize draw to win games.

Here is the procedure for this year:

1. (From now)If you would like to bring a game prototype to the Playtest Zone at the UK Games Expo 2019, you must register yourself and your prototype here: goo.gl/forms/4OtdK7OjWLWvePB73

2. (From 10th March) Designers who register for a 3 hour session will be contacted to give a donation to charity and when confirmed they will be given a link to reserve one session on the Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

3. (From 31st March) Designers who register for a 90 mins session will be contacted and given a link to reserve one session on the Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

In the first instance all designers will only be able to reserve one session, to give everyone a fair chance. This restriction may be relaxed nearer the UK Games Expo.

In the last few years we have been booked out before the event, so please register as quickly as possible to avoid disappointment.

4.Volunteers: The Playtest Zone wouldn't be possible without our red-shirted volunteers. Anyone who volunteers to help out for a morning or afternoon session at the Playtest Zone will get an opportunity of priority booking, a red Playtest UK t-shirt to keep and a free day ticket for the UK Games Expo 2019.Please register to volunteer here: goo.gl/forms/MxTtF7jQQWPZJb0E2

Please note that after 10th March (3h sessions)/31st March (90mins sessions), designers should be contacted within one week of registering with details of how to reserve their space.

If you have any questions please check the UKGE FAQ tab or feel free to contact Rob Harris via the usual contact form.

Please note we will not be running the Speed-Dating or Networking events at this year's UKGE. Please find out more at the UK Games Expo website

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Registration for the Playtest Zone at the UK Games Expo 2018 is now open.

This event is for designers, who would like members of the gaming public to sit down and playtest their prototype, so that they can make improvements. It runs during the day from Friday 1st June-Sunday 3rd June 2018.

Playtest UK volunteers will be available on the day to support you and
feedback forms will be available. All playtesters will be entered into a
prize draw to win games.

If you would like to bring a game prototype to the Playtest Zone at the UK Games Expo 2018, you must register your prototype on the google form here: https://goo.gl/uFN9kg

You will be able to book 3 hour playtesting sessions (which require a £12 donation to an Expo charity) or 90 minute sessions (which are free).

Designers who have registered their prototypes for the Playtest Zone will be contacted at a later date to confirm their times and bookings.

If you have any questions please check the UKGE FAQ tab or feel free to contact Rob Harris via the usual contact form.

We have added another playtesting group to Meetup.com:The Plymouth Playtest meetup group is run by David Manley and their next meetup is on Tuesday 11th December at The Marina Bar, Plymouth, PL4 0DN.We now have regular meetups at 20 locations around the country: London, Newcastle, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Brighton, Bristol,
Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Oxford, Reading, Norwich, Enfield, Bath, Redruth,
Dundee, Croydon, Southampton and Plymouth, where designers and playtesters can meet up to play games and give each other feedback.You can find details of the meetups here: www.meetup.com/Playtest

Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Saturday 2nd December 2017Playtest UK will be returning to Dragonmeet for the 8th year to run the Playtest Zone. Check out the www.dragonmeet.co.uk website for more details.

This year Dragonmeet will double in size and take over both floors at the Novotel Hammersmith, London W6 8DR. We will be playtesting from 10am until 6pm.

This will be a public playtesting event for card games, board
games, digital game prototypes. If you are a games designer, this is a
perfect opportunity to play your game with the great gaming public and
receive more feedback in a day than you usually would in a month.There will be a prize draw for playtesters that sit down to play a prototype.

If you would like to bring along a game design to be playtested please RSVP to the meetup page:

Adult Tickets can be bought from the website for about £10 each (or they are £12 on the door).

Under 16's tickets are free with an adult.

Transport: I would advise against driving as parking in
this area of London is very expensive, but the venue is a short walk
from Hammersmith and Baron's Court rail & tube stations, which are
on the District & Piccadilly lines.

Welcome to Playtest UK!

A friendly group of board/card game designers and playtesters.The gamers get to try new game prototypes and maybe get a playtesting credit.The designers gain valuable feedback to help them develop their games further.